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Sustainable Minimalists

A Radical Footprint Life

Sustainable Minimalists

Bleav + Stephanie Seferian

Kids & Family, Leisure, Parenting, Home & Garden

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 23 November 2021

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

We tend to frame intentional, eco-friendly living in terms of reduction: Create less trash. Lower that carbon footprint. Tread lighter on our shared planet. But a reduction-centered mindset assumes that we can only be less bad; there's nothing to be said about forcing tangible good. What if we reframed the conversation to one that assumes we can leave the planet BETTER than we found it? Can we give more than we take and, if so, how? Today I'm speaking with Beth Craig. Beth believes each of us can make a legitimate difference and so she's on the show to outline her 5-step process to leaving a radical footprint; she also offers important reminders about the usefulness of giving as we head into the holiday season.   Here's a preview: [5:00] Step 1: Asking the difficult questions and getting clear on the life you actually want to live [11:00] Step 2: How to unplug from advertising for consumer empowerment [14:00] Step 3: Minimizing your carbon footprint as much as possible (without sacrificing your quality of life) [16:00] Step 4: How to make the world better than you found it by giving [17:15] Step 5: Why you should diligently track your efforts and adjust for greater benefit   Resources mentioned: tisbest.org Episode #131: 5 Carbon Footprint Facts You Likely Didn't Know Beth's list of vetted charities     * Join our (free!) community here. * Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Pinterest. Our Sponsors:* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content

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0:00.0

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1:00.7

Well, hello there and welcome back, my friend. sustainable. of the sustainable minimalist podcast, a twice weekly show about intentional and eco-minimalist living.

1:17.2

On today's show, we are discussing how to leave a deep and lasting and positive radical footprint on the planet.

1:28.0

So often we frame intentional living in terms of how we can reduce or how we can tread lighter

1:35.8

reduce our trash that we produce, reduce our carbon footprint. But what if we

1:41.3

instead reframed the conversation as to how we can leave the planet

1:46.6

better than we found it? Another way to say this would be instead of simply

1:50.6

taking less? What if we gave back more than we took in the first place

1:55.8

so as to leave the planet better than we found it

1:58.8

for the next generation?

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That's what we're discussing today.

2:02.0

I'm speaking today with Beth Craig.

2:04.1

Beth is an ethical living coach. She has a five-step plan for leaving a radical

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